How do I create the Ministry Development Agreement part of my registration?

We recommend that you meet with the people you are directly accountable to at your church (e.g. Elders, Senior Pastor, CEO) before you register, so that you can discuss your Ministry Development Agreement first. This could form part of your annual appraisal process and would need to occur around September each year so that you are ready for your registration in November.

At your meeting we suggest you discuss which learning, Baptist Whānau options, and supervision would best strengthen you for your leadership calling in the year ahead.

What are the three components of an MDA?

LEARNING

Choose about 3 days’ worth of learning per year

A commitment to being equipped to the best of one's ability is implicit in responding to God’s call, and we believe that this is achieved by ongoing learning in areas that will strengthen your pastoral leadership.